Teixobactin with great hope
Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have discovered an unusual method of producing antibiotics from bacteria that live in dirt. According to the researchers’ report published in the journal ‘Nature’, the new powerful antibiotic-the Teixobactin is capable of controlling severe infection without getting resistant. It may be mentioned here that most of the present-day antibiotics have become ineffective against bacteria and this is a major problem around the globe. Teixobactin has reportedly been tested on mice which easily cured severe infections, with no side effects. However the researchers would need some more years to determine the effectiveness of Teixobactin on humans before getting final approval for release.
I sincerely hope that efforts would be intensified to get the testing task of Teixobactin on humans soon so that the new antibiotic could be released worldwide for the greater welfare of the suffering humanity.
Professor M Zahidul Haque
SAU, Dhaka
